Product Information Terluran ®
GP-35
04/2008 ABS
Product description
Easy-flow injection moulding product with good ductility, intended for mouldings with thin walls and/or adverse flow length
to wall ratio.
Physical form and storage
Terluran® is delivered as spherical pellets. The bulk density of the pellets is from 0.55 to 0.65 g/cm³.
Standard Packaging unit: 25 kg PE-bag on palette, shrunk or wrapped with PE film or delivery in silo trucks.
PE bags should not be stored outside.
In dry areas with normal temperature control, Terluran® pellets can be stored for relatively long periods of time without
any change in mechanical properties. Under poor storage conditions, Terluran® absorbs moisture, but this can be
removed by drying.
Product safety
No adverse effects on the health of processing personnel have been observed if the products are correctly processed and
the production areas are suitably ventilated.
For styrene, acrylonitrile and 1,3-butadiene the maximum allowable workplace concentrations must be observed
according to the pertaining national regulations. In Germany, the following limit values are valid (Oct. 2002): styrene,
MAK-value: 20 ml/m³ = 86 mg/m³; acrylonitrile, TRK-value: 3 ml/m³ = 7 mg/m³ and 1,3-butadiene, TRK-value: 5 ml/m³ =
11 mg/m³.
According to EU directive 67/548/EWG, Annex I and TRGS 905 (Oct. 2002), acrylonitrile and 1,3-butadiene are classified
as carcinogenic, category 2 (´substances which should be regarded as if they are carcinogenic to man´) and 1
(substances known to be carcinogenic to man), respectively.
Experience has shown that during appropriate processing of Terluran with suitable ventilation the values obtained are well
below the limits mentioned above. TRGS 402 (Germany) can be used for determining and assessing the concentrations of
harzardous substances in the air within working areas.
Inhalation of gaseous degradation products, such as those which may arise on severe overheating of the material or
during pumped evacuation, must be avoided. Further information can be found in our Terluran safety data sheets. These
can be downloaded from the Plastics Portal, www.plasticsportal.net.
Note
The data contained in this publication are based on our current knowledge and experience. In view of the many factors
that may affect processing and application of our product, these data do not relieve processors from carrying out their own
investigations and tests; neither do these data imply any guarantee of certain properties, nor the suitability of the product
for a specific purpose. Any descriptions, drawings, photographs, data, proportions, weights etc. given herein may change
without prior information and do not constitute the agreed contractual quality of the product. It is the responsibility of the
recipient of our products to ensure that any proprietary rights and existing laws and legislation are observed.
In order to check the availability of products please contact us or our sales agency.
BASF SE
67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany
Terluran ® GP-35
Typical values for uncoloured product at 23 °C1) Test method 2) Unit Values3)
Properties
Polymer abbreviation - - ABS
Density ISO 1183 kg/m³ 1040
Water absorption, equilibrium in water at 23°C similar to ISO 62 % 0.95
Moisture absorption, equilibrium 23°C/50% r.h. similar to ISO 62 % 0.24
Processing
Processing: Injection moulding (M), Extrusion (E), Blow moulding (B) - - M
Melt volume-flow rate MVR 220 °C/10 kg ISO 1133 cm³/10min 34
Pre-drying: Temperature - °C 80
Pre-drying: Time - h 2-4
Melt temperature, injection moulding - °C 220 - 260
Mould temperature, injection moulding - °C 30 - 60
Moulding shrinkage, free, longitudinal - % 0.4 - 0.7
Flammabillity
UL94 rating at 1.6 mm thickness UL-94 class HB
Automotive materials (thickness d >= 1mm) - - +
Mechanical Properties
Tensile modulus ISO 527-1/-2 MPa 2300
Yield stress, 50 mm/min ISO 527-1/-2 MPa 44
Yield strain, 50 mm/min ISO 527-1/-2 % 2.4
Nominal strain at break, 50 mm/min ISO 527-1/-2 % 12
Flexural strength ISO 178 MPa 65
Charpy impact strength (23°C) ISO 179/1eU kJ/m² 125
Charpy impact strength (-30°C) ISO 179/1eU kJ/m² 90
Izod notched impact strength (23°C) ISO 180/A kJ/m² 22
Izod notched impact strength (-30°C) ISO 180/A kJ/m² 7
Charpy notched impact strength (23°C) ISO 179/1eA kJ/m² 19
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C) ISO 179/1eA kJ/m² 7
Izod notched impact strength, method A (23°C) ASTM D 256 J/m 240
Ball indentation hardness at 358 N/30 s ISO 2039-1 MPa 99
Thermal properties
HDT A (1.80 MPa) ISO 75-1/-2 °C 78
HDT B (0.45 MPa) ISO 75-1/-2 °C 89
Vicat softening temperature VST/A/50 ISO 306 °C 102
Vicat softening temperature VST/B/50 ISO 306 °C 95
Max. service temperature (short cycle operation) - °C 80
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion, longitudinal (23-80)°C ISO 11359-1/-2 E-4/°C 0.8 - 1.1
Thermal conductivity DIN 52612-1 W/(m K) 0.17
Electrical properties
Volume resistivity IEC 60093 Ohm*m 1E13
Electric strength K20/P50, d = 0.6 - 0.8 mm IEC 60243-1 kV/mm 38
Footnotes
1) If product name or properties don't state otherwise.
2) Specimens according to CAMPUS.
3) The asterisk symbol '*' signifies inapplicable properties.
BASF SE
67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany
